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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am mindful of the breakouts of measles because of issues to do with vaccines, which claims proved to be false.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It would be helpful to have an informed debate on the matter and I thank the Senator for bringing forward a motion on it. I think that would be useful.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Coghlan wished Ireland well in the match tonight against Germany, as we all do, which is a European championship qualifier, as well as in the rugby match on Sunday. He noted that today is sports capital grants day. All of us are aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, will be making an announcement at 2 p.m. today and we very much welcome that capital programme and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I have an answer for Senator Healy Eames. I apologise. I had written NAMA as shorthand. Senator Healy Eames raised the other issue, in fact, of NAMA and the Northern Ireland sales. As the Senator will be aware, officials from NAMA appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts to answer further questions of Members of the Oireachtas. The committee has been very much on top of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Mullins also spoke on Electric Ireland's reduction in its unit price, which is very welcome, and called for a debate with the Minister for Health on the Healthy Ireland survey. I read those findings with great interest and agree it would be useful to have a debate on them, which would follow on from the work of our public consultation committee on lifestyle factors in cancer. There...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, 2015 and the Order of Business shall be proposed at 4 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Most people in Ireland are clear on which Government set the scene for repossessions-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----and brought about the conditions under which this country had to enter a troika programme. We are all very clear on that point and I would remind Senator O'Brien of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, Senator Mooney expressed his revulsion at and condemnation of the horrible killing in recent days of an Israeli couple in front of their children. I agree with Senator Mooney that any killing of that horrific nature needs to be condemned by all sides. I speak as somebody who has always been very supportive of the Palestinian cause. There have been some very barbaric killings by...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I hope we will soon see some further resolution of the Colombian process. I thank colleagues who attended the briefing I organised yesterday with the Immigrant Council of Ireland on the Criminal Law (Sexual offences) Bill 2015. I thank Monica O'Connor and Nusha Yonkova for their excellent briefing. I also welcome that the Bill passed Second Stage last night without a vote and hope its...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It was a collective "We told you so".

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Many of us raised the issue of the timescale for the banking inquiry when the matter was brought before the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, CPP. The Chair of the inquiry acknowledged that the date might be pushed back. I welcome the announcement over the weekend that the Labour Party will propose a candidate in the Seanad by-election, following the very regrettable retirement of our...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move: "That the Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: There were 800 submissions.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and her officials to the House and welcome all those in the Gallery who have played such a strong role in helping to form the shape of and influence this Bill for the good, namely, the Immigrant Council of Ireland, Ruhama, ICTU, the INMO and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in particular. As the Minister said, it is a genuinely reforming Bill which brings in substantive...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----the long consultations carried out at the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. Like Senator Katherine Zappone, I was proud to be part of that and part of the small group which travelled to Sweden and heard direct evidence from those engaged in front-line implementation of the Swedish approach there. Our committee received 800 written submissions. We heard from 26...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That is what we recommended in our report should be undertaken here. I strongly welcome this initiative. May I quote Monica O'Connor, who gave an excellent briefing, along with Nusha Yonkova, earlier to colleagues on the changes? The idea of free choice in prostitution is a misnomer. For anyone who has investigated and looked at the evidence, we know that prostitution in Ireland, as...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Read the report, Senator.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m.